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Which is Better – Metal Feeders or Plastic Feeders?
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Which is Better – Metal Feeders or Plastic Feeders?

Which is Better – Metal Feeders or Plastic Feeders? Chicken feeders vary in price, size, shape, and material used to make them. Understanding which material is best for a feeder is very important. The article is meant to compare galvanized metal and plastic sheet materials and to find out which one can best be used […]

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How Chicken Fruit and Vegetable Feeders Work
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How Chicken Fruit and Vegetable Feeders Work

Vegetables and fruits not only make great treats for chickens but are also nutritious. While they are not to be a replacement for their daily balanced diet, vegetables and fruits will add some nutrients to your chickens.  So the question here is not if chickens will eat vegetables and fruits, but where the vegetable and […]

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Chicken Feeders that Prevent Wastage of Chicken Feed
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Chicken Feeders that Prevent Wastage of Chicken Feed

Chickens scratch everywhere they can when feeding. This will include the chicken feeder. If the feeder is not made in a way that prevents waster, the feed will be scattered all over the floor. This will lead to wasted feed.  Chicken feed accounts for 70% of the cost of keeping chickens. It is this feed […]

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How to Hang a Chicken Feeder
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How to Hang a Chicken Feeder

I first started by placing chicken feed on the floor. Then I realized that in no time there would be no signs of feed on the ground. My chickens would still be hungry. They would scatter the feed all around. Turn around and look at me, expecting more feed.  Then I started using flat containers […]

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Where to put Chicken Feeder and Waterer. Inside Coop or Run?
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Where to put Chicken Feeder and Waterer. Inside Coop or Run?

Do chickens need to have food and water inside the coop? Is it sufficient to have food and water in the run? Do chickens eat and drink at night in the coop? A detailed look on to where to place the feed and water station.

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What Size of Chicken Feeder do I Need?
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What Size of Chicken Feeder do I Need?

What size of feeder do you need for your chickens? 4 chickens? 10 chickens? 100 chickens? We take a look on how to calculate the feeder size required for any number of chickens.

Getting the right size of a chicken feeder will not only cut on the time you need to refill but also keep your birds are well fed and they do not have to fight for space while feeding.

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